Rich And Famous College REJECTS (PHOTOS)

05/27/2010 05:12 am ET
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Lindsay Dittman
The Huffington Post

As envelopes fat and thin fill the mailboxes of hopeful college seniors around the country, it's important to remember that acceptance to a certain school does not guarantee wild wealth, international stardom, knighthood or all of the above. With some colleges accepting less than ten percent of their applicants, there are BOUND to be brilliant minds in the reject pool -- here's proof.

The Rich and the Famous: Rejected

The Rich and the Famous: Rejected

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Steven Spielberg

Though Spielberg has won three Academy Awards, a Philadelphia Liberty Medal and a Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (among a slew of others), back in the day he was rejected from the University of Southern California School of Theater, Film and Television -- Three times. But that's okay -- He's got two honorary degrees, from Boston University and Brown, and a knighthood to make up for it.